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...the newest member of the Patriots coaching staff:
"Pleased with Otis Smith's work as part of the NFL's minority coaching program in training camp, Belichick has decided to keep him around for the entire season. Smith, a defensive back who played for the Patriots in 1996 and from 2000-02, has been working primarily with defensive backs."

...the newest member of the Patriots coaching staff:
"Pleased with Otis Smith's work as part of the NFL's minority coaching program in training camp, Belichick has decided to keep him around for the entire season. Smith, a defensive back who played for the Patriots in 1996 and from 2000-02, has been working primarily with defensive backs."

"Pleased with Otis Smith's work as part of the NFL's minority coaching program in training camp, Belichick has decided to keep him around for the entire season. Smith, a defensive back who played for the Patriots in 1996 and from 2000-02, has been working primarily with defensive backs."

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Good, the coaching staff was getting a little light. I think O-T-I-S will certainly improve the DB play.

BB said in a press conference awhile back that the DBs were
improved over this offseason ... better communication, less mistakes
... tighter coverage. He said that the pass defense would be improved
this year as a result. I guess Otis was a big part of that.
I'm real glad he's onboard.

This is a great addition, really like the combination of different minds and experience that they bring to this team and the field. I imagine Otis is still very familiar with the receivers they will be playing against, and if not obvious in the film will certainly have contacts all over the place.

...the newest member of the Patriots coaching staff:
"Pleased with Otis Smith's work as part of the NFL's minority coaching program in training camp, Belichick has decided to keep him around for the entire season. Smith, a defensive back who played for the Patriots in 1996 and from 2000-02, has been working primarily with defensive backs."